Part I: Myth of Being Born Smart.”It’s not people who start out the Smartest…Who End Up the Smartest”

Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” Nelson Mandela

” It is not people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest…Research shows that whether you are low-income or not, mindset is a bigger predictor of success than IQ or other talents possessed at birth, and how students gain great academic skills and persevere in the face of challenges and failure is what I call a ” Growth Mindset.”

” One critical element of Growth Mindset is Being Present in the moment. This concept is defined as the ability to be completely in the “here and now” and being open and flexible enough to learn new ways to handle challenges, expectations, opportunities, unexpected crisis and conflicts. Use mindfulness to stay in the “here and now” moment” Being Present by…